Senate gives final approval to bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37328 The bill permanently places fentanyl analogues on Schedule I, transforming temporary scheduling into a lasting federal classification expected to increase criminal convictions and sentences for trafficking fentanyl-related substances; it also includes measures to ease certain research access, while critics warn that permanent Schedule I status will impede study, expand incarceration, and perpetuate racial sentencing disparities. en-us Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:01:02 +0530 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:01:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Senate gives final approval to bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37328 The bill permanently places fentanyl analogues on Schedule I, transforming temporary scheduling into a lasting federal classification expected to increase criminal convictions and sentences for trafficking fentanyl-related substances; it also includes measures to ease certain research access, while critics warn that permanent Schedule I status will impede study, expand incarceration, and perpetuate racial sentencing disparities. News - Sat, 15 Mar 2025 01:01:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37328